<s>
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1992	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
1993	O
elsewhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spinoff	O
called	O
Lady	B-Application
Stalker	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
official	O
sequel	O
to	O
Landstalker	B-Application
was	O
ever	O
produced	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
game	O
Dark	B-Application
Savior	I-Application
(	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
company	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
Alundra	B-Application
(	O
developed	O
by	O
Matrix	O
Software	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Landstalker	B-Application
programming	O
and	O
design	O
team	O
)	O
are	O
considered	O
its	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
Landstalker	B-Application
,	O
Nigel	O
and	O
Friday	O
,	O
reappear	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
game	O
Time	B-Application
Stalkers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
:	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
,	O
Steam	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
intro	O
starts	O
in	O
Gamul	B-Application
Date	I-Application
312	O
where	O
Nigel	O
,	O
a	O
treasure	O
hunter	O
who	O
is	O
88	O
years	O
old	O
,	O
far	O
older	O
than	O
he	O
appears	O
,	O
is	O
shown	O
traversing	O
a	O
dungeon	O
of	O
rolling	O
boulders	O
and	O
moving	O
platforms	O
called	O
Jypta	O
Ruins	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
Statue	O
of	O
Jypta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
crypt	O
,	O
the	O
sign	O
reading	O
"	O
WHOUDINI	O
"	O
(	O
NA/EUR	O
versions	O
)	O
reads	O
"	O
KAN	O
NAITO	O
"	O
(	O
Landstalker	B-Application
's	O
chief	O
programmer	O
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
Landstalker	B-Application
met	O
with	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
system	O
seller	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
GameFans	O
annual	O
Megawards	O
,	O
Landstalker	B-Application
won	O
the	O
awards	O
for	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
New	O
Game	O
(	O
Sega	O
)	O
and	O
Best	O
Action/RPG	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
the	O
Best	O
Music	O
(	O
Genesis	O
)	O
and	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#5	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
24th	O
on	O
their	O
:	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
